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Apr 30 Owen's Top 10 Bigfoot Movies (so far)

After Movie Diner Editor, Jon Cross:Guest contributor Owen Durivage is a wonderful, mad, creative, bearded genius from Vermont. He is host of many podcasts, like Cartoon Curious and Bride of Chickenstein and creator of lots of great YouTube videos, including the infamous Bigfoot Stole My Mail musical!

Owen, as you might have gathered by his musical creation, is one of the foremost authorities in Bigfoot ever to exist and also, definitely, one of the most bearded. To celebrate the release of our latest Bigfoot themed podcast, I asked Owen to assemble his Top 10 Bigfoot Movies.

This is what he said:

Owen:I need to preface this list. When Jon asked me to do it, he wanted my "ultimate Bigfoot movie Top 10 ". I didn't feel comfortable doing this. I've only seen roughly 40 Bigfoot movies (which is way more than most normal humans hahaha, I've written Top 10s based on less! - Jon). As I see more, this list will change. So here are 10 I’d recommend out of the ones I've seen.

10: Cry Wilderness (1987)Thanks to the new MST3K, this forgotten movie has grown new legs.

It's about a boy who runs away from boarding school because Bigfoot tells him his dad is in trouble. If that's not strange enough, you witness animals that are supposed to be wild, tethered to trees, some very odd acting characters, and a tiger who spies on people out of a window.

Most of the movie is about looking for an escaped tiger, not a ton of talking Bigfoot.

I would suggest you grab some friends, maybe some beer, and have a laugh.

9: The Capture of Bigfoot (1979)Here’s another one you want to watch with friends.It falls under the category of the cover being better than the movie. Bigfoot does throw a snow machine but it’s not as awesome as the cover.

Bigfoot looks more like the abominable snowman from Rudolph.

Ol' Sasquatch is out for revenge because it's kid has been shot.

This movie includes such ridiculousness as a boss throwing his employee out of a window only for him to brush himself off, and go back into the meeting with the boss like nothing happened.

Yes, you’re in for an odd ride.

8: Exists (2014)This is the only found footage film to make the list. It has many of the bad tropes of these type of films:- Why are they filming their friend dying?- At one point they took the time to mount cameras on a bike, before their friend rode off for help.

Despite my distaste for found footage movies, and the weak ending, it’s actually, overall, not bad, and worth a watch.

7: Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century (1977)Here’s an odd one.

It has a Yeti, that looks like a multistorey tall caveman.

They thaw him from ice and he befriends some kids. A rich businessman brings him to the city and tries to use him as a marketing tool.

Much like King Kong, he goes on a rampage.

A fun ride, with a catchy disco theme.

6: Creature from Black Lake (1976)The adventures of Rives and Pahoo, college students looking for the mysterious creature.

They run into some interesting locals, hang with some women, and learn that the beast is real.